Models are seen posing at a draw ceremony for the Eurovision 2009 song competition in Moscow, in January. Ukrainian singer Anastasia Prikhodko will represent Russia at the Eurovision music contest in Moscow this May after receiving the most votes from Russian television viewers.
Russia's Mariya Savinova performs to win the Women's 800M final of the European Athletics Indoor Championships on March 8, 2009 in Turin.
Lin Dan of China waves to the crowd after winning his men's semi final match against Chen Jin of China who pulled out midmatch due to an injury during The Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships at The National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, central England, March 7, 2009.
Women take part in a demonstration to mark International Women's Day in Madrid March 8, 2009.
A model presents a creation by Colombia-born designer Esteban Cortazar for French Fashion house Emmanuel Ungaro as part of his Fall/Winter 2009/10 ready-to-wear women's collection during Paris Fashion Week March 8, 2009.
Dmitry Tursunov (L) of Russia is congratulated by team captain Shamil Tarpischev after defeating Victor Hanescu of Romania during their first round World Group Davis Cup tennis match in Sibiu, March 8, 2009.
A burqa-clad woman street vendor sells bread at a marketplace in Sanaa March 8, 2009. Women around the world celebrate on Sunday the International Women's Day.
A U.S. Army armored M113 personnel carrier finds shelter in a Panama City laundramat. The use of heavy forces mounted in M113's were key to success in combat in the city, providing firepower, protection, and mobility.
Argentinian dancers participate in the closing of the annual Brahma carnival in Asuncion, March 7, 2009.
A cardinal waits her turn at a bird feeder during a cold winter day in Clarence, N.Y.,
Supporters of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attended a rally in Lahore, Pakistan. A political crisis was set off by a Supreme Court ruling that bars Mr. Sharif, and his brother, Shahbaz, from elected office. The decision was widely interpreted in Pakistan as a raw political maneuver engineered by President Asif Ali Zardari to diminish the power of the two popular opposition figures.
Musa del Sol sings for Mauricio Funes (back), presidential candidate for the Farabundo Marti National Liberation (FMNL) in San Salvador March 7, 2009. El Salvador will hold presidential elections March 15.
India's Sachin Tendulkar raises his arms to celebrate his century during their one day international cricket match against New Zealand in Christchurch 8 March, 2009.
Winners of the Miss Philippines 2009 beauty pageant wave to the crowds during a coronation night at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon city, metro Manila March 8, 2009. (L-R) Melody Gersbach, 23, a businesswoman, is the newly crowned Miss Philippines-International will represent the country in Miss International 2009, Pamela Bianca Manalo, 22, a flight attendant is the newly crowned Miss Philippines-Universe will represent the country in Miss Universe 2009 in the Bahamas and Marie-Ann Umali, 22, a tourism graduate, is the newly crowned Miss Philippines-World and will represent the country in Miss World 2009.
Pamela Bianca Manalo, 22, a flight attendant, walks in swimsuit attire during a Miss Philippines 2009 coronation night at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon city, metro Manila March 7, 2009. Manalo, is newly crowned as Miss Philippines-Universe and will represent the country in Miss Universe 2009 in the Bahamas.
Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir, wearing a traditional feathered headdress and colourful beads, salutes upon his arrival to a rally attended by supporters from south Sudan in Khartoum. Beshir is to travel to Darfur on Sunday, in his first visit since the International Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the western region. Sat Mar 7, 4:10 PM
Former President of Pakistan, General Pervez Musharraf, looks on during the India Today Conclave conference in New Delhi. Musharraf called Saturday for peaceful relations between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan to allow them to fight terrorism more effectively. Sat Mar 7, 4:49 PM
Mexican riders ride over the U.S./Mexico border in Columbus, New Mexico March 7, 2009. Scores of riders, some dressed as bandits and toting sabers, trotted across the U.S. border on Saturday to remember a raid by Francisco 'Pancho' Villa that left 18 Americans dead and this dusty U.S. frontier town a smoking ruin.
US President Barack Obama (L) walks with First Lady Michelle Obama to Marine One prior to departing from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. European enthusiasm for Obama's ambitious programme of US renewal does not hide deep uncertainty over the likelihood of his delivering on measures to combat climate change. Sat Mar 7, 3:41 PM
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (C), Turkish President Abdullah Gul (R) and US ambassador to Ankara James Jeffrey (L) are pictured before their meeting in Ankara. US President Barack Obama will soon visit Turkey, Clinton announced Saturday, as she visited strategic ally Ankara to repair ties damaged over the Iraq war. Sat Mar 7, 3:46 PM
In this undated image provided by the Bhatia family, Michael Bhatia, center, poses in front of a helicopter with two unidentified people. Bhatia, an academic, was killed in the area of Khost, Afghanistan in May of 2008 while working for the Human Terrain System program. This image was in a camera that was returned to the Bhatia family, of Medway, Mass., by the U.S. Military along with other personal effects following his death.
In this undated image provided by the Bhatia family, a man stands with an assault rifle on a street in Afghanistan. Michael Bhatia, who took this photograph, was killed in the area of Khost, Afghanistan in May of 2008 while working for the Human Terrain System program.
Argentina's Martin Vasallo Arguello pours champagne over captain Modesto Vazquez after their victory over Netherlands' Jesse Huta-Galung and Rogier Wassen in their first round World Group Davis Cup doubles tennis match in Buenos Aires March 7, 2009.
Argentina's Dino Tomas Caceres catches the ball against Kenya during semi finals of Rugby World Cup Sevens in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 7, 2009.
A demonstrator holds a picture of the Dalai Lama during speeches at a pro-Tibetan march and rally in Trafalgar Square in central London March 7, 2009.
Denmark's Nanna Brosolat Jensen returns a shot during her women's singles quarter-finals match against Malaysia's Julia Pei Xian Wong at the All England Badminton Championships in the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, England, Friday, March 6, 2009.
Protesters run away as Malaysian riot police fire tear gas during a protest against using English for mathematics and science teaching in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, March 7, 2009.
A picture shows the front gate of the Moroccan embassy in Tehran on March 7, 2009. Morocco severed diplomatic ties with Iran on March 6, the Moroccan foreign ministry said in a statement, resurrecting a row sparked by a senior Iranian official who questioned Bahrain's sovereignty.
A woman bangs a pot with a spoon during a protest called "March of the Empty Pots" in the Crimean city of Simferopol March 7, 2009. Protesters denounced President Viktor Yushchenko's policies and expressed their anger over dire economic circumstances as the financial crisis has been taking its grip on Ukraine, local media reported.
Ethnic Malay protesters take cover as riot police fire tear gas toward them during a protest in Kuala Lumpur on March 7, 2009. Malayian police fired teargas to disperse at least 5000 thousand ethnic Malays who marched to the national palace to protest the use of English language in local school. The protesters planned to march to the royal palace to ask the king to intervene in the row over schools teaching science and maths in English rather than in the Malay language.
Lebanon's Prime Minister Fouad Siniora gets off the aircraft upon arrival at Sanaa International Airport March 7, 2009. Siniora began on Saturday a two-day visit to Yemen for talks on bilateral relations and regional issues.
Thousands of job seekers gather at a job fair in Hefei, eastern China's Anhui province, in Hefei, east China's Anhui province on March 7, 2009. The number of labour-related law suits nearly doubled in China in 2008 as layoffs spiked due to the global economic crisis, as China could boost a four trillion yuan (585 billion USD) stimulus package if it proves inadequate in boosting growth during the crisis, the nation's top planner said.
SINGAPORE - MARCH 07: Angela Stanford of the USA waves to the crowd on the 17th hole during the third round of the HSBC Women's Champions at Tanah Merah Country Club on March 7, 2009 in Singapore.
People comfort a man who lost his brother, the police officer, killed in the car bombing, at a local hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan on Saturday, March 7, 2009. A bomb-laden car exploded Saturday in northwest Pakistan as police tried to pull a body from it, authorities said, killing seven police and a bystander as international fears grow over security and political stability in the nuclear-armed country.
SINGAPORE - MARCH 07: Lorena Ochoa of Mexico plays her second shot on the par four 4th hole during the third round of HSBC Women's Champions at the Tanah Merah Country Club on March 7, 2009 in Singapore.
Traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange tracked the movement of American stocks. A week of battering sell-offs that dragged financial markets to their lowest levels in 12 years was on track to end with more losses, as Wall Street slid following a report that the national unemployment rate surged to its highest levels in 25 years.
Fashionistas making an entrance at the Dior show in Les Tuileries, in Paris.
Graduating police officers in the midst of a celebration wave at the Hendon Police Training College in London.
At any one time, about 2,000 butterflies and moths inhabit the museum's four-story rain forest.
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MUMBAI (BOMBAY), INDIA - MARCH 06: Kylie Minogue attends the 'Blue' press conference on March 9, 2009 in Mumbai (Bombay), India.
A Saudi woman waits for customers to buy traditional crafts and rugs at the Saudi Travel and Tourism Investment Market (STTIM) fair in the capital Riyadh on March 24, 2008. In a country where strict Islamic doctrine demands segregation and prevents women from driving or working and travelling freely, a handful of changes in the past two months suggests an increase of freedoms for women, activists say.
Russia's Yevgenia Kanayeva won gold in all the four rhythmic gymnastics individual events at the 2009 Grand Prix competition in Moscow.
A masked member of a local tribal militia holds a rocket launcher as he guards a street during a meeting held in Bada Bher near Peshawar, Pakistan, to discuss anti-Taliban strategy. The pro-government Lashkar members have recently come under attacks in the tribal region where Taliban-led militancy is on the rise.
A supporter of former premier Nawaz Sharif gestures as he jumps over burning tyres during a protest in Lahore.
Workers wearing peanut hats pass out peanuts as part of a National Peanut Board and peanut farmers promotion at Grand Central Terminal in New York on March 4.
A player makes a move during the Australian Monopoly Championships in Melbourne, Australia. The winner will represent Australia against 39 other nations in the World Monopoly Championships at in Las Vegas in October.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) is welcomed by her Czech counterpart Karel Schwarzenberg (R) before a meeting at the European Council headquarters in Brussels March 6, 2009.
Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of China promised vigorous spending during a speech to the opening session of the National People's Congress in Beijing, the first annual session of the legislature since the global financial meltdown started last year.
Former Prime Minister Begum Khlaeda Zia, chief of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, spoke during a mourning rally in memory of the officers killed during a mutiny in the capital, Dhaka.
Inmates performed during the 'Lady Spring 2009' beauty contest in a prison camp for women in Selo Gornoye, some 99.4 miles north of the far eastern Russian city of Vladivostok.
